Cow (v. t.) To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.
Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.
Cowage (n.) See Cowhage.
Cowan (n.) One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship.
Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Coward (a.) Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Coward (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
Coward (n.) A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
Coward (v. t.) To make timorous; to frighten.
Cowardice (n.) Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.
Cowardie (n.) Cowardice.
Cowardish (a.) Cowardly.
Cowardize (v. t. ) To render cowardly
Cowardliness (n.) Cowardice.
Cowardly (a.) Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
Cowardly (a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity.
Cowardly (adv.) In the manner of a coward.
Cowardship (n.) Cowardice.
Cowbane (n.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock.
Cowberries (pl. ) of Cowberry
Cowberry (n.) A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-idaea), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.
Cowbird (n.) The cow blackbird (Molothrus ater), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because frequently associated with cattle.
Cowblakes (n. pl.) Dried cow dung used as fuel.
Cowboy (n.) A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States.
Cowboy (n.) One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans.
Cowcatxjer (n.) A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot.
Cowdie (n.) See Kauri.
Cowered (imp. & p. p.) of Cower
Cowering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cower
Cower (v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
Cower (v. t.) To cherish with care.
Cowfish (n.) The grampus.
Cowfish (n.) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
Cowfish (n.) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish, trunkfish.
Cowhage (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
Cowhearted (a.) Cowardly.
Cowherd (n.) One whose occupation is to tend cows.
Cowhide (n.) The hide of a cow.
Cowhide (n.) Leather made of the hide of a cow.
Cowhide (n.) A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
Cowhided (imp. & p. p.) of Cowhide
Cowhiding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cowhide
Cowhide (v. t.) To flog with a cowhide.
Cowish (v. t.) Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
Cowish (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon.
Cowitch (n.) See Cowhage.
Cowl (n.) A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.
Cowl (n.) A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
Cowl (n.) A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
Cowl (n.) A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water.
Cowled (a.) Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk.
Cowleech (n.) One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.
Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.
Cowlick (n.) A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow.
Cowlike (a.) Resembling a cow.
Cowlstaff (n.) A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.
Coworker (n.) One who works with another; a co/perator.
Cow parsley () An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
Cow parsnip () A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in America).
Cowpea (n.) The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.
Cowper's glands () Two small glands discharging into the male urethra.
Cow-pilot (n.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); -- called also mojarra.
Cowpock (n.) See Cowpox.
Cowpox (n.) A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock.
Cowquake (n.) A genus of plants (Briza); quaking grass.
Cowrie (n.) Same as Kauri.
Cowries (pl. ) of Cowry
Cowrie (n.) Alt. of Cowry
Cowry (n.) A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.
Cowslip (n.) A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
Cowslip (n.) In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold.
Cowslipped (a.) Adorned with cowslips.
Cow's lungwort () Mullein.
Cow tree () A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.
Cowweed (n.) Same as Cow parsley.
Cowwheat (n.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.
Cox (n.) A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull.
Coxa (n.) The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.
Coxalgia (n.) Alt. of Coxalgy
Coxalgy (n.) Pain in the hip.
Coxcomb (n.) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
Coxcomb (n.) The cap itself.
Coxcomb (n.) The top of the head, or the head itself
Coxcomb (n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
Coxcomb (n.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
Coxcombical (a.) Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited.
Coxcombly (a.) like a coxcomb.
Coxcombry (n.) The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
Coxcomical (a.) Coxcombical.
Coxcomically (adv.) Conceitedly.
Coxswain (n.) See Cockswain.
Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Coy
Coying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coy
Coy (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy.
Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.